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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 21, 1962
1 BATTALION EDITORIALS
An Education
Sound Off
Campus Shrubbery
Editor,
The Battalion:
During my time here at A&M
I have noticed how our campus
has slowly dwindled in land
scaping and is still losing shrub
bery at a seemingly steady rate.
Whole groups of shrubs have
been removed from their places
and replaced either by grass or
nothing at all. For example,
several tall healthy shrubs that
formed an archway for the en
trance to the Aggieland Inn
Building (Basic Division Build
ing, ed.) were removed and re
placed with low-growing flowers
that aren’t there now. A per
fectly good fir tx-ee Has disap
peared from its place just ad
jacent to the M.E. machine shop.
A beautiful, tall, green hedge
was removed from along Houston
Street back o'f Walton Hall. No
thing has yet been planted in
place of it.
Now, the Cushing Memorial
Library has lost its beautifully
arranged hedges that only a fe^v
days ago helped to make up a
lovely park. Several oleander
shrubs disappeared from along
Boss Street opposite the Chem
istry Building a few months ago.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see
the All Faiths Chapel Garden go
next. These cases show how our
campus is slowly but surely
growing into a mudhole.
I think that this operation of
“delandscaping” should stop
right here and now. I believe
that if the same money that is
spent in the removal of all this
landscape was put toward the
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CADET SLOUCH
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by Jim Earle
An education. To most people its a pretty simple thing:.
Sure, a little brain powder has to be exerted now and then,
but its not so hard.
To the inmates of the Texas Department of Correction’s
various units, it’s not so simple. To men who can’t read or
write their own name, education is a revered word.
Althoug-h the Texas prison system offers classes from
the first grade through high school, the quest for learning
continues to be a very real and serious one.
According to one inmate, often it’s not until the gate
has shut and the bars start closing in that something never
important before starts to take on value.
Once a man is in prison he has to make the first move,
the first effort. And that, says a convict, is the hardest
part.
Then the will to learn fully ignites, he said. “I read any
thing I can. I take three daily newspapers and I don’t know
how many magazines.”
Alonzo Langley, director of education for the penal
system, has another tool besides the formal school. It is
called The Echo.
Published monthly, The Echo offers inmates, both be
hind the walls of the main unit and those at each of the
various farm units, a chance to create with words. The Echo
serves as newspaper for the entire TDC system.
A weekly newspaper editor and correspondent for the
Associated Press serves as advisor, offering professional
criticism and advice to the inmate staff.
An education is what it means to each individual.
The following firms will inter
view graduating seniors in the
Placement Office in the YMCA
Building:
Thursday
Texaco Inc. and Union Carbide
Chemicals Co. will continue in
terviews begun Wednesday. Job
opportunities and degree levels
needed were listed in Tuesday’s
Battalion.
American Oil Co. and Amoco
Chemicals Corp. — Chemical en-
gineei’ing (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.),
and chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.).
Politicos
‘Take Five 9
For Glenn
“I was sorry to hear that you guys had plumbing trouble
in th’ band dorm last weekend! It was a stroke of bad
luck that th’ water pipes sprang leaks on th’ fourth floor—
and just before your open house too!”
addition of more shrubs, etc. in
new places and cax-ing for the
ones we already have gi’owing,
in a short time we have a good-
looking campus again. After all
this is the Agricultural and Me
chanical College of Texas, and a
deficiency in good landscaping
undoubtedly places a bad mark
on our college.
I hope that the management
of our Gx’ounds Maintenance De
partment sees the light on this
matter, gets on the ball and
starts thinking about the beauty
of our campus, rather than how
ugly they can make it. (And
as of now, I believe they are do
ing a good job of it.)
James A. Newett, ’64
Is R. E. Week
For AH Students?
Editor,
The Battalion:
This letter is concerned with
the editorial “R. E. Week” which
was published in The Battalion
Feb. 14.
Is the true pui'pose of “Re
ligious Emphasis Week” to em
phasize only Judaism and Chris
tianity? The winter of the edi-
mi
PAUL DESMOND with Strings.
“Desmond Blue.” The haunting
saxophone of Paul Desmond, win
ner of the “PLAYBOY 1961 Alto Sax
Jazz Award,” is newly and neatly set
amidst strings, woodwinds, harp and
rhythm. Inspired solo improvisa
tions. Includes title theme, 8 more.
rVESMOND BLUE [TOHHiir'jl
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PM The most trusted name in sound^Sp^
torial seemed to think so. But
how many students hei-e are also
well informed on the other relig
ions, major or otherwise?
Religious Emphasis Week
should emphasize “religion” in
all its forms, including atheism
and agnosticism. ..To be sure,
some ministers may speak on the
subject, and most likely the dorm
sessions will discuss the topic,
also under the direction of a min
ister. Considering the fact that
less than half the world’s popu
lation professes Christianity it
would appear that “the other
side” just might be able to con
tribute something, or is it to be
assumed that twenty or more
years of Christian or Jewish
training cannot hold up against
one week of non-Judeo-Christian
teaching?
No, that is not to be assumed,
for the advantages of broadening
the scope of Religious Emphasis
Week would not only enable the
student to appreciate his own
form of “religion” moi-e, it would
also improve his understanding
of the woi’ld in general. This
unique opportunity should not be
denied.
By The Associated Press
Texas politics and politicians
took a breather Tuesday while
asti’onaut John Glenn took his
history-making oi’bital flight.
No candidate reported a major
speech or rally during the day.
Les Procter of Austin named
campaign managers to assist him
in his x-ace for the Democratic
nomination for attorney general.
Pi’octer arrived in Houston
Sunday for an addi'ess to the
Veterans of Foi’eign Wars.
Tom Reaveldy, another Demo
cratic candidate for attorney gen
eral, spoke at a Houston civic
club Tuesday and formally op
ened his Harris County head
quarters with a Tuesday night
rnlly. He will be honored at a
series of open houses Wednesday
in the Houston area.
Democratic gubernatoi*ial can
didate John Connally spent Tues
day morning in Brady and then
went to Coleman for a civic club
luncheon and to San Angelo for
a local television speech.
John B. O’Heeron, ’63
Wednesday - Thursday - Friday
‘‘LOVE IN A GOLDFISH
BOWL”
with Tommy Sands
Plus
“ANGEL BABY”
with George Hamilton
Ins
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Job Calls
Shell Oil Co.—Chemical, me
chanical and electrical engineer
ing and chemistry (all degree
levels), geological, civil and pe
troleum engineering (B.S., M.S.).
Summer Jobs
Texaco will continue summer
job interviews begun Wednesday.
Shell Oil Co. will interview stu
dents who will be candidates for
B.S. or M.S., degree befoi'e July
1963 majoring in chemical, civil,
Bulletin Board
Church Groups
Newman Club will have a ham-
bui’ger fi-y at 6 p.m. in the Cath
olic Student Center.
CORPS SOPHS. & JUNIOR
YEARBOOK PORTRAIT
SCHEDULE
SOPHS and JUNIORS in the
Corps will have their pox-trait
made for the “AGGIELAND”
accox-ding to the following
schedule. Portraits will be made
at the AGGIELAND STUDIO
between the hours of 8 a. m. and
5 p. m. on the days scheduled.
Februax-y
19- 20
20- 21
21-22
22-23
26- 27
27- 28
G-2, F-2
A-3, B-3
C-3, D-3
E-3, F-3,
G-3, H-3
White Band
Maroon Band
28-March 1 Sqd.
March
1-2
5- 6
6- 7
7- 8
8- 9
12- 13
13- 14
4-6
7-8
9-11
12-13
14-16
A-l, B-l, C-l
D-l, E-l, F-l,
G-l
electrical, geological, medians
or petroleum engineering
summer jobs.
BOOKS • BOOKS
Shaffer’s
Book Store
presents
Dr. John Q. Anderson
of the
Department of English
Texas A&M College
introducing
his latest best seller
“Louisiana
Swamp
Doctor”
Dr. Anderson will appeal
personally to autograph,
review, and show original
sketches and document
that were used in writing
“Louisiana
Swamp
Doctor”
and
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Ag
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Thursday, Feb. 22, 2 to 5 p. a,
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